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Baby it's cold outside.
Actress Erin Cummings is staying warm with a spritz of sexy perfume, and she's keeping others cozy through her charity Mittens for Detroit, which collects and distributes gloves and mittens to non-profits in need. Cummings currently plays Ginny Saddler on ABC's Pan Am and just finished filming "The Iceman" with Michael Shannon and Winona Ryder. Here, the sassy star of "Bitch Slap," Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Mad Men and Detroit 187 shares her favorite scents:

What is your favorite fragrance?

Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf.

What does it evoke for you?

It doesn't actually evoke anything for me. Every time I visit a perfume counter, I ask what fragrance men most often buy for women. Every time, the answer is Flowerbomb. Apparently men love it because it's sweet and makes them hungry. I'm a single woman. I wear perfume because it's appealing to men. Why else would I wear perfume? If I want to smell something for myself, I'll light a candle.

What is your favorite scent that can't be captured "in a bottle" and why?

My favorite smell is my grandma. Not her perfume, just that weird, comforting "grandma" combination of mothballs, Bengay, Aqua Net hairspray and gumbo. I certainly wouldn't want to wear that as a perfume, but it's still my favorite scent because I miss her.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings are teaming up with actress Erin Cummings to collect mittens and gloves for her Mittens for Detroit charity at their home game during the game on January 21 when the Wings host the Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 p.m.

Fans are encouraged to bring new mittens and gloves to Saturday’s game. Volunteers from Mittens for Detroit will be on hand at each entrance of Joe Louis Arena to collect mittens and gloves along with monetary donations, which will be used to purchase additional mittens and gloves.

"We are so excited to partner with the Detroit Red Wings," Cummings said. "The Ilitch's and the entire Red Wings organization have given so much to the City of Detroit and we feel fortunate to be working with such a generous organization. We truly hope Wings fans will help us and bring a pair of gloves to the game which will be provided to a Detroiter in need this winter."

Fans who donate a new pair of mittens/gloves or make a monetary donation will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win an autographed, game-used Johan Franzen stick on Saturday. Fans must be present to win.

Who: Detroit Red Wings, Actress Erin Cummings and Mittens for Detroit

What: Mittens for Detroit Collection

When: Saturday, Jan. 21, vs. Columbus at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Each of the Four Entrances to Joe Louis Arena

About Mittens for Detroit:
Mittens for Detroit, the brainchild of Detroit 187 actress Erin Cummings is a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to collect and distribute new gloves and mittens to children and adults in the city of Detroit. Since November 2010, Mittens for Detroit has collected and distributed nearly 14,000 gloves and mittens to Detroiters in need. For more information about the organization, please visit, www.mittensfordetroit.org.

"Yesterday was my first day filming The Iceman, about mob hitman Richard Kuklinski, starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans and a whole slew of actors whose work I've admired for years. In the film, I play Winona Ryder's cousin, best friend and confidant. Not difficult to play her friend - she's absolutely lovely. : )"

There will be an auction of special "gloves" from Detroit athletes to benefit Mittens for Detroit.

Also that day, the Detroit Red Wings will be hosting a "Mittens for Detroit Day" at the game.Volunteers for MFD will be at entrances to Joe Louis Arena with donation boxes to collect new gloves for MFD as well as checks made out to NWCF/Mittens For Detroit for a tax-deductible donation that will be used to purchase gloves from Michigan-based glove companies.